"dashiki" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-dashiki.wav Forms: dashikis [plural], danshiki [alternative], dasheki [alternative]
Etymology: From Yoruba dàńṣíkí. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yo|dàńṣíkí}} Yoruba dàńṣíkí Head templates: {{en-noun}} dashiki (plural dashikis)
  1. A loose and brightly-colored African shirt. Wikipedia link: dashiki Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-dashiki-en-noun-eMFxpdkz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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